Definition of saltarello in English:

noun (plural saltarellos or saltarelli-ˈrelē)

The pavan was generally coupled with another, quicker dance, which was usually in triple time and sometimes had thematic links with the pavan; in Italy the accompanying dance was a saltarello, in France and England a galliard.

In the distance, a saltarello has started up, and soon the air is alive with pounding rhythms and bright colours.

La Regina is a reconstructed dance choreographed to the famous treble-time Saltarello in C, found in a late 14th century manuscript from northern Italy.